The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-02-24
Miscellaneous.

MRS. LOUIS LEvIsoN committed suicide at
the National Hotel in Leavenworth the
other night by taking morphine. She was
the wife of Louis Levison, salesman in
Michaels clothing store. The cause of the
act was trouble with her husband, who re-
fused to live with her. She was only nine
teen years old and married last July, as the
husband testified at the inquest.
THE women of Topeka have commenced
registering as voters.
The President on the 14th nominated the
following Kansas postmasters: Rose Gid.
dirgs, at Russell, and G. F. Keyner, al
| Wilson.
RAILWAY mail service recently ordered
for Kansas: Railway postal clerl; extend
run to end at Caldwell; increase in distance.
| thirty-fOur miles, making the whole dis
tance ninety-one miles. to take effect Feb
ruary 21 Railway post-office service on
the line of the Chicago, Kansas & Western
railroad, between Chanute and Chautauqua,
distance seventy-three miles; service be-
tween Chanute and Independence will be in
addition to the Kansas City and New Ki.
owa railway post-office.
1T is stated that Leavenworth saloons
are to be converted into restaurants.
A YOUNG man by the name of William
Isaacs was found Sick upon the streets of
Topeka the other day with measles, and
was picked up by the police. He was a
stranger in the city and without penny
An effort was made to have him placed in
the poor house, but he was refused admis-
sion on account of his having a contagious
disease. He was finally provided with
cot at the county Jail.
THE Governor has signed the bill grant
ing municipal suffrage to women.
A PROPOSITION to amend the constitution
IS pending before the Legislature increas-
ing the salary OF members of the Legisla-
ture to five dollars per day for each days
actual service at any regular or special
session and ten cents for each mile tray-
eled by the usual route in gong to and re-
turning from tie place of meeting, not to
exceed in the aggregate $500 for eachfmem-
Der as per diem allowance for each regular
session of the Legislature, nor moro than
$3.50 for any special session.
d. r. ANTHONY, proprietor Of the I.eav-
enworth Times, has been sued by Council
man Bond, of that city, for libel, Bond plac-
ing his DANCES at $4,000 The alleged libel
consisted in an item which stated that Bond
was a witness to the assault upon Muller
by a saloonkeeper, and that he enjoyed it
hugely.
THE Salvation Army was arrested vt
I.eavenworth the other night for obstructing
the streets and crossings. They were dis
missed on their own reeognizance.
MAYOR NEELY recently surprised the
citizens of Leavenworth by issuing 3
proclamation closing all the saloons OF
the city.
NEITHER House of the Legislature was in
session on the 18th and 10Th. the members
being on q visit to Wichita, Hutchinson and
other cities.
THE problem that promises 70 puzzie city
clerks under the new law is: Can foreign
women not naturalized, but whose husbands
have become citizens, register as voters!
KANSAS women can now vote.
LATE post-ofice changes in Kansas: Es-
tablished, Gait, Rice County, James D.
Putnam, postmaster; Horton, Brown Coun-
ty, Henry c. Miller, postmaster: RevnOld,
Kiowa County, William II. HorShtelin,
postmaster; Riverdale, Sumner County,
Edward E. Cornwell. postmaster. Name
changed, Arnold, Labette County, to An
COLA, Isaac NJ. Watson, postmaster. Dis
continued, Nathan, Barton County; Tabor.
Clay County.
On Sunday the 18th memorial services
NChO hSAN 1OpCho uPOh tAC OCoth VI
Father Upchurch, founder of the A. o. U.
W. There was a large attendance from
local and visiting lodges.
The druggists of Atchison have resolved
to sell no liquor, even for medicinal pur.
poses, if the Murray bill becomes law.
BosToN CORBETT, who recently called the
''preyious question: with a revolver upon
the Kansas House, has been adjudgnd in
sane and sent to the asylum.
THE State Historian has. received a full
set Of the Official army register of the volun-
teer force of the United States army in the
rebellion
The banquet gwen to the visiting Masons
by the ladies of Atchison was an elegant
affair. Seven tables, with seventy-twC
covers each, were spread with the finest
Kansas could furnish, aud they were al
filed by Masons. Hon. n. Clay Park vel
coined the visitors in behalf Of the city
IT is stated that Leavenworth saloons ar
preparing to move to Kansas CKy, Els |
souri,